US President Donald Trump will sign an order Thursday to start dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling an election campaign pledge and a long-held dream of American conservatives.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order today aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.The order, which...

Flanked by students and educators, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is…

The department has been a long-time target of US conservatives.

President Donald Trump of the United States will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education,

President Trump signed an order calling for the agency to close, and has already gutted its staff and programs. Still, students may not see much change, at least at first.

The president has called for the Education Department to be “closed immediately.”

US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. The order, expected to be signed on Thursday during a White House ceremony, will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take necessary steps to dissolve the department and shift control over education to individual states.

March 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, which Education Secretary Linda McMahon earlier acknowledged was her top priority.

Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology

A White House fact sheet on President Donald Trump's executive order instructs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to overhaul the Department of Education.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity before an announcement. Trump […]

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official.

His latest effort to reduce the size of the federal government and its workforce.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a long...

March 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday that will close the Department of Education though Congress needs to sign off on it, media outlets reported Wednesday.

The president blamed the department for America’s lagging academic performance and said states will do a better job.

Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education, shifting control to states, but full closure requires Congress's approval.

The order, which President Trump may sign on Thursday, will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties.

Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the US Department of Education - a move he says

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, but he would need congressional approval to do completely eliminate the agency.

Trump to shut down the U.S. Department of Education marks a significant step in his administration’s efforts to reshape federal involvement in education.

WASHINGTON: Flanked by students and educators, United States President Donald Trump on Thursday (Mar 20) signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives. The order would leave school policy almo

US President Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. The move comes as courts confront questions on the legality of several of his administration's actions. Follow DW for the latest.

Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Trump's White House have been discussing reviving his bill to dismantle the Department of Education, which would codify the president's latest executive order, the senator told Fox.

US President Donald Trump signs executive order to dismantle U.S. Education Department, sparking debate over federal role in education.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades.

The White House released an executive order instructing the secretary of education to begin shutting down the department — but not to cancel your debt.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sets in motion the dismantling and eventual shuttering of the Education Department. Officially closing the department would require an act of Congress.

Education experts reacted to President Donald Trump signing an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order intended to shutter the Department of Education. But like many of Trump's other executive orders, it's almost certain to be decided in the courts.NBC News reported Wednesday that Trump's order would instruct Education Secr...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin eliminating the Education Department.Trump cannot eliminate a federal agency without

“The Department of Education will be much smaller than it is today,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to abolish the Department of Education and move critical functions to other entities.

Executive order aims to close Department of Education, return authority to states, and restrict funding for DEI and gender ideology.

Rep. Michael Rulli told Fox News Digital he is working on a bill to codify President Donald Trump's executive order on the Department of Education.

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